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Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 4, 2026.

About this guide

Greenfield, Massachusetts, in Franklin County, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Greenfield is a court case in the District Court and Boston Municipal Court, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles. This guide says which court takes the ticket, who writes them and where the driving record lives.

This guide covers where tickets go, who writes them, the driving record and common questions.

Related guides: Greenfield public records, Franklin County traffic tickets, Greenfield arrest records, Greenfield warrants, Greenfield inmate search, Greenfield criminal records, Massachusetts arrest records and Massachusetts inmate search.

Where a Ticket Written in Greenfield Goes

Tickets in Greenfield go to the District Court and Boston Municipal Court, which take misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $50,000. A paid ticket, a dismissal and a trial all end up in that court's records.

The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at mass.gov/locations/franklin-county-superior-court, phone (413) 775-7400.

Statewide, masscourts.org is the Massachusetts Trial Court's free online case search.

Who Writes the Tickets in Greenfield

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office - MA POST Commission and the agency that reports for Greenfield (filed by the FBI as Greenfield Police Department) write the traffic tickets in and around Greenfield.

The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Franklin County: Greenfield Community College (campus police); the Franklin County State Police (state police); the Franklin County State Police writes the tickets on the state highways.

The Driving Record and the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles

The driving record is a separate document from the court file. It is kept by the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles, which adds each conviction the court reports and handles suspensions; the court does not issue driving records.

Paying a ticket is a conviction, reported to the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles like any other; contesting it means a plea of not guilty entered with the court by the date on the ticket.

An OUI is a criminal charge rather than a ticket, with its own license case before the Registry of Motor Vehicles (see Greenfield DUI).

Frequently Asked Questions

Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Greenfield?

With the District Court and Boston Municipal Court.

Who keeps my driving record in Massachusetts?

The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.

Which court handles traffic tickets in Greenfield?

The District Court and Boston Municipal Court, which take misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $50,000.

Is this the official Greenfield website?

No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.